From August 29 to September 3, people across the country enjoyed a five-day holiday marking Vietnam’s National Day on September 2. As early autumn brings mild weather, clear golden sunshine, and cool breezes, Tuyen Quang has emerged as an attractive destination, welcoming large numbers of visitors from across the country to explore its natural beauty, cultural heritage, and historical landmarks. From the Special National Historical Site of Tan Trao, a land closely associated with important milestones in Vietnam’s revolutionary history, visitors continue their journey along winding mountain roads toward the UNESCO Global Geopark of Dong Van Karst Plateau.
On August 27, Thanh Thuy Inter-level Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School officially welcomed its first students to the new campus. The spacious and well-equipped school, featuring classrooms, boarding facilities, a dining hall, a multipurpose building and other facilities for teaching, learning and daily activities, brought joy and excitement to both teachers and students.
For years, the Tuyen Quang Thanh Tuyen Festival has become a distinctive cultural brand, while making Mid-Autumn Festival lantern models here has evolved beyond seasonal work into a community-based art form. With model prices ranging from VND 10 million to VND 100 million, the craft is providing jobs and income for many local workers.
Every Saturday morning, Hung Loi Market Fair comes alive with the cheerful voices of ethnic minority communities gathering from nearby villages. Forest produce, vibrant traditional costumes, and warm social reunions give the market its distinctive charm, making it a destination that vividly reflects the cultural identity of Vietnam’s northern highlands.
Under the skilled hands of artisans in Trung Thinh Commune, raw silver ingots are carefully weighed, shaped, engraved, fired, and polished into exquisite pieces of jewelry. Every stage is carried out entirely by hand, requiring patience, precision, and years of accumulated experience.
Located at the foot of Quan Ba Heaven Gate, Nam Dam Community-based Cultural Tourism Village is home to the Dao ethnic community and preserves almost intact its rich traditional cultural heritage.
Nestled amid the Dong Van Karst Plateau, Pho Bang Village (Pho Bang Commune) exudes the tranquility of a borderland community, where centuries-old rammed-earth houses and the unhurried pace of life of the Mong and Hoa ethnic groups remain well preserved. The coexistence of these cultures has created a distinctive identity for Pho Bang.
Hong Thai Commune, Tuyen Quang Province, sits at an altitude of more than 1,200 meters above sea level. Every year, around early July, as the summer rains arrive, a giant "ink-wash painting" seems to awaken. Water flows from the mountain slopes through underground springs, cascading into each terraced field like shimmering waves rolling against the foot of the mountains, transforming the entire valley into a vast mirror reflecting the clouds above.
Although the war ended decades ago, bombs, landmines, and unexploded ordnance remain buried beneath the soil of the Bach Dich border area, posing a silent threat to local people and hindering the search for and recovery of fallen soldiers' remains. Amid the rugged frontier mountains, officers and soldiers of the Mine Clearance Team under Division 316 continue to work tirelessly in the field, clearing every square meter of land with the utmost sense of responsibility and precision.
Perched at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, Xa Phin Hamlet in Thanh Thuy Commune is home to 54 households, all of whom belong to the Dao ethnic group. For years, the hamlet has been affectionately known by visitors as the "moss-roof village", thanks to its dozens of traditional stilt houses with palm-leaf roofs blanketed in moss, bearing the unmistakable marks of time.
In the early days of summer, a journey through Chi, Tinh, Trung and Khan Nho villages reveals a vast expanse of lush green fields at the peak of the growing season. In cucumber fields, trucks line up from early morning to collect the freshly harvested produce. Across peanut plantations, farmers are busy weeding and earthing up the crops to help them take root. Meanwhile, newly renovated ponds are gradually being covered with floating duckweed, ready for the next stocking season.
Under the sweltering summer sun, farmers across the fields of Tuyen Quang Province are working tirelessly to stay on schedule for the summer-autumn rice crop.
In recent years, farmers across the province have increasingly adopted new grape varieties, creating high-value agricultural models that help diversify crop production while opening up opportunities for agritourism and experiential tourism development.
In June, as water from mountain streams is channeled into each terraced field, the Hoang Su Phi terraced rice fields take on a unique and captivating beauty.
From Tan Trao to the UNESCO Global Geopark of Dong Van Karst Plateau
